Victoria & Son and the revered decorator Billy Baldwin for the study in Cole Porter’s Manhattan apartment, this is the Mercedes of bookcases, Mr. Olsen said. The brass frame comes in a variety ...

Nozawa used brass braces to support and unify the shelves. The golden color of the braces also created a bright contrast to the deep blue backdrop of the walls. Read next BI Tech Memo ...

Tolk originally created an all-white bookcase, whose thin, L-shaped bent steel shelves are slotted into a wall system made of metal or wood, giving the appearance of objects suspended in the air. Over ...